The Prop 8 ruling does not change the hearts and minds of the LGBT community’s friends and family in many cases. There is still a long way to go.
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Start A Conversation
Posted by admin on August 24th, 2010
Posted in glbt, same-sex marriage 
Tags: Katie Covell, Start A Conversation, Tricia Brumit 
No Comments »Proposition 8 Backers Move to Stop Gay Marriages
Posted by admin on August 13th, 2010
Backers of California’s Proposition 8 filed an emergency appeal on Friday with the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals they hope will block a federal court ruling permitting same-sex marriage in the state.
All Mexican states must recognize gay marriages
Posted by admin on August 10th, 2010
Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that all 31 states must recognize same-sex marriages performed in the capital, though its decision does not force those states to begin marrying gay couples in their territory.
California gay marriage ban overturned
Posted by admin on August 4th, 2010
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a California ban on same-sex marriages as unconstitutional, handing a key victory to gay rights advocates in a politically charged decision almost certain to reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
Post-Prop 8, gay marriage winning support in California
Posted by admin on July 22nd, 2010
New polls in California indicate public opinion on same-sex marriage may be shifting toward acceptance, and religion continues to play a large role in the change.
Posted in same-sex marriage Tags: california, Equality California, prop 8, Proposition 8 No Comments »Making gay history
Posted by admin on July 17th, 2010
Argentina’s first gay marriage under a law passed last week has been set for August 13. The first union was authorised on Friday by municipal officials in Buenos Aires for Ernesto Rodriguez Larrese, 60, an actor, and Alejandro Vanelli, 61, who have lived together for 34 years.
Posted in same-sex marriage Tags: Alejandro Vanelli, Argentina, Ernesto Rodriguez Larrese No Comments »Argentina legalizes gay marriage
Posted by admin on July 16th, 2010
Argentina on Thursday became the first Latin American nation to legalize gay marriage, granting same-sex couples all the legal rights, responsibilities and protections that marriage brings to heterosexuals.
Mormon church restates opposition to gay marriage
Posted by admin on July 12th, 2010
Mormon church leaders have restated the faith’s unequivocal position against gay marriage in a letter to members in Argentina, where the government is debating whether to legalize gay unions.
Gay marriage judge rules against federal ban
Posted by admin on July 10th, 2010
Boston, Massachusetts federal judge ruled the gay marriage federal ban unconstitutional, since it interferes with the state’s right to set their own definition of marriage. The ruling offers same-sex couples that are married, and in Massachusetts, the same rights and access to federal benefits that couples who are heterosexual naturally receive.
Iceland Likely to Permit Gay Marriage by June
Posted by admin on April 9th, 2010
Iceland, the tiny island country of 320,000 people in the North Atlantlc, will likely be the next nation to legalize same-sex marriage. Openly lesbian prime minister Johanna Sigurdardóttir presented a revision to current marriage law to the Icelandic parliament on March 23.
Mexico City Celebrates 88 Gay Marriages In First Month
Posted by admin on April 6th, 2010
Officials in Mexico City say 88 gay and lesbian couples married in the first 30 days since gay marriage became legal in the city, the AP reported. The city government said 50 of the couples consisted of gay men and 38 of lesbians.
